SpoVFB

• Description: dipicolinate synthase (subunit B)
  
  

Gene name	spoVFB
Synonyms	dpaB
Essential	no
Product	dipicolinate synthase (subunit B)
Function	dipicolic acid production
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: Lys, Thr
MW, pI	21 kDa, 6.148
Gene length, protein length	600 bp, 200 aa
Immediate neighbours	spoVFA, asd
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU16740

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family:

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

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• Modification:

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Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: Q04810

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

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Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

References

R A Daniel, J Errington
Cloning, DNA sequence, functional analysis and transcriptional regulation of the genes encoding dipicolinic acid synthetase required for sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
J Mol Biol: 1993, 232(2);468-83
[PubMed:8345520] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)